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Civil War

Learn about the issues that began the Civil War.

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When settlers migrated west, they had to cross theAppalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap
The part of the United States that had a rural, agricultural economy in the 1800's wasthe southern states
The part of the United States that had an urban, industrialized economy in the 1800's wasthe northern states
In the 1800's, the southern United Statesrelied heavily on slave labor to work the plantations
The opinion held by the southern states about the new states created out of the western territory was thatthey should be slave states
The opinion held by the northern states about the new states created out of the western territory was thatthey should be free states
During the 1800's abolitionists worked toend slavery
The slave who led a revolt against Virginia plantation owners in 1831 wasNat Turner
The Virginian who raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a rebellion wasJohn Brown
The slave who helped other slaves escape using a secret route called the "Underground Railroad" wasHarriet Tubman
When President Lincoln called for troops to preserve the Union, Virginia responded byseceding from the Union
In the 1800s the eastern and western counties of Virginia were in conflict over the issue ofslavery
In the 1800s the eastern counties of Virginiarelied on slave labor and supported slavery
In the 1800s the western counties of Virginiawanted to abolish slavery
The eastern and western counties of Virginia resolved their conflict over the issue of slavery byforming West Virginia from the western counties
The "Confederate States of America" was formed as a separate country by thesouthern states who seceded from the Union

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